Rematch In The Desert? (Miami 2006 outlook)

[Mr. Clutch]

It's college football. Teams emerge that you would have never expected to be in contention for the national title. Miami plays in a [censored] hole of a conference, and you'd expect them to blow out all of their opponents. Yet, they play down to the competition, and drop at least one game.

[stthegreat04]

WOAH WOAH calm that down... Miami plays in a [censored]hole conference??? how do you figure that the ACC is a [censored]hole conference... its right behind the big ten and SEC... i could see if they played in the PAC Ten or something but to say the ACC is a [censored]hole is ridiculous

[MightbeaBuck]

WOAH WOAH calm that down... Miami plays in a [censored]hole conference??? how do you figure that?

Sep 4 - TBA
Sep 9 - TBA
Sep 16 - TBA
Sep 30 - TBA
Oct 7 - TBA
Oct 14 - 6:00 PM, ET
Oct 21 - TBA
Oct 28 - TBA
Nov 4 - TBA
Nov 11 - TBA
Nov 18 - TBA
Nov 23 - TBA

Part of it might be the TBA's. The conferences with their [censored] together don't schedule ALL TBA's.

(Or against Florida International...)

[stthegreat04]

Originally Posted by MightbeaBuck

Sep 4 - TBA
Sep 9 - TBA
Sep 16 - TBA
Sep 30 - TBA
Oct 7 - TBA
Oct 14 - 6:00 PM, ET
Oct 21 - TBA
Oct 28 - TBA
Nov 4 - TBA
Nov 11 - TBA
Nov 18 - TBA
Nov 23 - TBA

Part of it might be the TBA's. The conferences with their [censored] together don't schedule ALL TBA's.

(Or against Florida International...)

that would be like saying the buckeyes have to play northern illinois, cincinnati, and illinois... every team is going to have their cupcake teams they play every year... and as of right now all our the buckeye games are TBA

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=582 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Date</TD><TD>Opponent</TD><TD>Location</TD><TD width=100>Time</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Sept. 2</TD><TD>Northern Illinois</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Sept. 9</TD><TD>at Texas</TD><TD>Austin, TX</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Sept. 16</TD><TD>Cincinnati</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Sept. 23</TD><TD>Penn State</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Sept. 30</TD><TD>at Iowa</TD><TD>Iowa City, IA</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Oct. 7</TD><TD>Bowling Green</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Oct. 14</TD><TD>at Michigan State</TD><TD>East Lansing, MI</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Oct. 21</TD><TD>Indiana</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Oct. 28</TD><TD>Minnesota</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Nov. 4</TD><TD>at Illinois</TD><TD>Champaign, IL</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#dddddd><TD>Saturday, Nov. 11</TD><TD>at Northwestern</TD><TD>Evanston, IL</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR><TR><TD>Saturday, Nov. 18</TD><TD>Michigan</TD><TD>Columbus, OH</TD><TD width=100>TBA</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[AJHawkfan]

While I think Miami's schedule is favorable, I don't think Coker is much of a coach. I believe they will drop at least one game through the year. There are some teams who have the potential to run the table though; my list (and their potentially toughest games) includes:

THE Ohio State University (at Texas, PSU, at Iowa, scUM - rivalry)
Notre Dame (at GTech, PSU, scUM, at USC)
Oklahoma (Washington, at Oregon, Texas - rivalry, at Ok St. - rivalry, Big XII Championship)
Texas (Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas A&M - rivalry, Big XII championship)
USC (Cal, Notre Dame, at UCLA - rivalry)
Florida (at Tennessee, LSU, at Auburn, Georgia, at Florida State, SEC Championship)
West Virginny (at Louisville, at Pittsburgh, Rutgers)

[BB73]

Originally Posted by AJHawkfan

Florida (at Tennessee, LSU, at Auburn, Georgia, at Florida State, SEC Championship)

Did Urban Meyer take a look at this schedule before he took the UF job instead of ND?

[sandgk]

Personally I do not believe that Miami's schedule is favorable (which was the premise for the thread-starter's position).

They could lose at home to Free Shoes, lose on the road to Louisville, lose at Georgia Tech and at home to Virginia Tech. Drop the ball against Virginia away and at home versus Boston College. They might in fact not even make it to their conference championship game.

I do not buy into the resurgence argument either - rebounding from humiliation in the Peach Bowl. Teams seem to get much more of a boost by finishing well, even if their season was so-so, than they do trying to overcome a gutting loss. Particularly a loss which reveals much about the team's lack of intensity and exposes the coaching staff's lack of guidance and player development.

The question marks in Coral Gables are massive. Miami may make a trip to a turn of the year bowl, but not to the desert.

[AJHawkfan]

Originally Posted by BB73

Did Urban Meyer take a look at this schedule before he took the UF job instead of ND?

No doubt. I didn't even mention Alabama and Spurrier's return to the swamp...... the week off between Auburn and Georgia might prove to be huge.....

Here's their entire gauntlet.....

Sept. 2 Southern Miss
Sept. 9 UCF
Sept. 16 at Tennessee
Sept. 23 Kentucky
Sept. 30 Alabama
Oct. 7 LSU
Oct. 14 at Auburn
Oct. 28 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 4 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 11 South Carolina
Nov. 18 Western Carolina
Nov. 25 at Florida State